Howes Percival has announced 25 promotions, including six new partners, following another year of double-digit growth for the firm.
Will Bond, Karyn Coburn, Patrick Manning, Sundip Mapara, Jonathan Parker and Jan Tyler have been made Partners, while Anna Bithrey, Emma Bowman, Charlotte Burmby, Vanessa Fitt, Jonathan Mumby, Katie Phillippo, Georgia Short and Phillippa Summerlee have all been promoted to the level of Legal Director.
Katherine Framingham, Bradley Johnson, Sam Leaver, Tom Maksymiw, Abi Milliken, James Pitts, Katie Reading and Emma Simmonds have been made Senior Associates.
The promotions follow another successful year for Howes Percival which has again resulted in a double-digit increase in turnover. Ahead of the full release of the firm’s results, Chairman Geraint Davies confirmed the fourth double-digit turnover rise in four years as the team continued to meet the growing demand from clients across its seven offices.
Geraint Davies, Howes Percival’s Chairman commented,
I’m absolutely delighted to confirm these promotions, and my congratulations and thanks go to everyone for the enormous contribution they have made over the past 12 months. The whole team has performed incredibly during this period, and I would like to recognise the hard work everyone has put in. We will announce our full annual results in due time, but we can confirm that it has been another year of strong growth right across the firm.
Howes Percival has been transformed over the last 10 years, led by our people, great technology and the ongoing investment in our offices. That level of investment in the firm continues with our Milton Keynes team moving into new, larger offices in the heart of the city this month and further developments planned. We have been recognised year after year by Best Companies as a great place to work and a big part of that is about being the right place to develop your career, with opportunities for personal development and promotion. We passionately believe that that is the best approach for our people and also for our clients.
Partner level appointments
Will Bond – specialism: Commercial Property (Norwich)
Will deals with a diverse range of commercial property matters and specialises in the development sector, primarily advising developers (including well-known house builders), landowners and promoters on residential and commercial developments.
Karyn Coburn – specialism: Insolvency & Corporate Recovery (Manchester)
Karyn specialises in contentious insolvency, acting predominantly for insolvency practitioners in relation to claims such as misfeasance, wrongful and fraudulent trading, transactions at an undervalue and preference claims and transactions defrauding creditors.
Patrick Manning – specialism: Insolvency Service (Norwich)
Patrick advises on and is responsible for the conduct of directors disqualification proceedings on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS). He has trial experience both in the High Court and county courts as well as wide experience of negotiated settlements in defended claims.
Sundip Mapara – specialism: Insolvency & Corporate Recovery (Leicester)
Sundip advises clients in the insolvency and commercial sectors from small local businesses to large national and international organisations. He is experienced in contentious and non-contentious transactional matters, as well as restructuring and turnaround advice.
Jonathan Parker – specialism: Social Housing (Norwich)
Jonathan is a specialist social housing solicitor who works with housing associations, local authorities and private house-builders on all aspects of non-contentious social housing. Jonathan is a key player in the sector, particularly within East Anglia, and is known for his clear, jargon-free legal advice.
Jan Tyler – specialism: Private Client (Norwich)
Jan undertakes a wide range of private client work, specialising in estate planning for high-net-worth individuals and business owners. Her expertise includes trust creation and advice and associated tax advice; complex estate administration including agricultural and landed estates; and personal tax and succession advice.
Director level appointments
Anna Bithrey – specialism: Employment (Milton Keynes)
Emma Bowman – specialism: Commercial Property (Cambridge)
Charlotte Burmby – specialism: Commercial Property (Cambridge)
Vanessa Fitt – specialism: Private Client (Norwich)
Jonathan Mumby – specialism: Employment (Cambridge)
Katie Phillippo – specialism: Agriculture & Estates (Norwich)
Georgia Short – specialism: Commercial Property (Norwich)
Phillippa Summerlee – specialism: Insolvency & Corporate Recovery (Norwich)
Senior Associate appointments
Katherine Framingham – specialism: Private Client (Leicester)
Bradley Johnson – specialism: Corporate (Milton Keynes)
Sam Leaver – specialism: Dispute Resolution (Norwich)
Tom Maksymiw – specialism: Corporate (Cambridge)
Abi Milliken – specialism: Corporate (Norwich)
James Pitts – specialism: Employment (Northampton)
Katie Reading – specialism: Social Housing (Norwich)
Emma Simmonds – specialism: Corporate (Northampton)
In addition, Louise Fowkes and Karina Frudd have been promoted to Associates and Daisy Bolton has become a Paralegal.
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